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When can an entrepreneur's personal credit suffer because of a failed venture? This article details some of the mistakes entrepreneurs and small business owners commonly make to put themselves in such a situation and explains why the "outs"...
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Finding the right attorney for your business or startup can be a daunting task; even though sites like FizzLaw help simplify the process, some attorneys will be more right for your business than others. This article aims to help the...
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This article reviews some of the new provisions of the JOBS Act aimed at making securities law compliance easier for a special class of businesses called "emerging growth" companies. The article explains how the JOBS Act defined "emerging...
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Staggered boards of directors can serve a number of positive purposes for a corporation. However, they can also, as the others argue, entrench bad decision-making and subpar performance behind a wall of unaccountability. This article...
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This article notes the passage of the Senate's version of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, following closely on the heels of the House's passage of a similar bill. The article compares and contrasts the crowdfunding provisions in the...
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Building a startup into a valuable business is rewarding in and of itself, but absent an exit strategy, a high percentage of your wealth is tied to the business which you built. This article details some common ways for an entrepreneur to exit...
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This article reviews the passage of the crowdfunding bill in the House, looks at the chances of a similar bill making it through the Senate, and then analyzes the effect of such a bill from a unique perspective--that of a crowdfunding intermediary...
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Control of the company can be a tricky issue for company founders. On the one hand, the idea is often theirs, and the founder has poured a lot of (usually figurative) blood, sweat, and tears into the company. On the other hand, investors...
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The Dodd-Frank Act mandated that certain regulators and other administrative agencies draft a host of rules implementing the provisions of the Act. This article calls attention to one such rule, a draft of which was recently promulgated by the...
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This article continues a series aimed at company founders; the objective of this series is to communicate (in relative layman's terms) the basics about their company's equity and how funding choices impact that equity. This part of the series...
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A common "ask" from prospective investors when getting new capital for your business (whether debt or equity) is for a cap table (short for capitalization table). This article provides background to entrepreneurs about what these investors...
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This article continues a series aimed at company founders; the objective of this series is to communicate (in relative layman's terms) the basics about their company's equity and how funding choices impact that equity. This part of the series...
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This article continues a series aimed at company founders; the objective of this series is to communicate (in relative layman's terms) the basics about their company's equity and how funding choices impact that equity. This part of the article...
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This article continues a series aimed at company founders; the objective of this series is to communicate (in relative layman's terms) the basics about their company's equity and how funding choices impact that equity. This article examines the...
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This article begins a series aimed at company founders; the objective of this series is to communicate (in relative layman's terms) the basics about their company's equity and how funding choices impact that equity. This article reviews the...
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Open source development, and use of open source software modules, can greatly benefit your business for a number of reasons. However, it also carries a number of significant risks, including legal risks. This article provides a brief...